Collaborators

Rafael Viñoly is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading architects. Over his illustrious career, he has made his mark on almost every continent, driven by a desire to embed elegance in the built environment and to create original structures that transcend trends or fashion.

Rafael Viñoly Architects, founded in 1983 and based in New York City — with offices in London, Manchester, Abu Dhabi, Buenos Aires, Chicago, and Palo Alto — is an internationally renowned architectural firm with projects spanning six continents. Over the past thirty-three years, the practice’s key trademark is its ability to reinvent institutional typologies and integrate the public realm into civic buildings.

Enrique Norten was born in Mexico City in 1954. He studied architecture in Iberoamericana University (1978) and holds a Master in Architecture from Cornell University (1980). In 1986, he founded TEN Arquitectos and in 2001 opened a second office in New York. With more than 330 projects, 60 built, and many more in process, TEN Arquitectos has participated in projects of different scales and typologies, single-family houses, residential, cultural and institutional buildings, as well as landscape design and urban plans.

Andrea Steele is a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Design and served as principal/founder of Andrea Steele Architect, a NY architecture and design practice before rejoining TEN Arquitectos in 2011.

When Norten founded Taller de Enrique Norten TEN Arquitectos, it was an emerging firm in Mexico City, built on a belief that architecture is an inherent responsibility to the communities it serves. Over the course of 30 years, the firm worked to maintain this ethos, embracing Norten’s trademark pragmatism with modernist structures and clear-cut geometries. Today, TEN Arquitectos boasts a portfolio of more than 60 landmark museums, libraries, public parks, residences, hotels, and universities in cities around the globe, each designed to improve urban living.

Arquitectonica is known as one of the pioneers of globalization in the architecture profession. Today its practice spans the world, with projects in fifty-nine countries on five continents. 

Patrick Tighe received a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to establishing Tighe Architecture, Tighe worked in the offices of Frank Gehry and Thom Mayne. Tighe is a professor at the University of Southern California. The work of Patrick Tighe Architecture has been published extensively, appearing in Architectural Record, Architectural Digest, Global Architecture, The LA Times Magazine, Interior Design, LA Architect, Wallpaper, Metropolis, the New York Times and Newsweek. The firm’s work has also been included in numerous architectural anthologies including The Power of Pro Bono (2010) and the latest edition of The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture.

In a career spanning more than 40 years, Adrian Zecha has founded a series of successful hotel and resort companies, while conceiving and developing more than 100 internationally- applauded properties around the world. Widely recognized as a visionary, Mr. Zecha creates, develop and operate some of the world’s most unique hotels and resorts. He is the non-executive Chairman of the highly successful General Hotel Management and is the founder of Aman resorts, today’s world-renowned benchmark in luxury hotel living.

The firm was founded on the belief that architecture has the capacity to help shape one’s experience in and of this world. Not only the experience of ones immediate surroundings but also the experience of the larger context surrounding each and every project. It is through this experience, that perceptions are altered, building types are re-evaluated and new ways of building and seeing are provided. The projects, big or small, public or private, for the rich or for the underserved all engage the public in a meaningful way and leave a lasting impression.

Since 1985, Raymond Jungles, Inc. (RJI), has developed a dynamic practice inspired by the ethic of stewardship of the land under the leadership of Raymond Jungles. The firm’s work is innovative yet timeless, proposing design solutions that respond to surrounding natural systems while restoring nature’s balance and harmony on a micro-scale. RJI’s completed gardens personify timelessness and beauty, with verdant spaces that entice participation and soothe the psyche.

The firm is led by five owners—Jim Olson, Tom Kundig, Kirsten R. Murray, Alan Maskin, and Kevin Kudo-King—who are supported by twelve principals, fifteen associates, and a staff of approximately 175 in the historic Pioneer Square neighborhood of downtown Seattle. The firm opened a workspace in New York in 2014 to better serve its expanding roster of East Coast and international clients. The in-house interiors studio, founded in 2000, provides a full range of services, including material selection, custom furniture design, and purchasing capabilities. The landscape design studio provides in-house design services dedicated to artfully integrating nature and the built environment.

Sasaki is a global design firm specializing in architecture, interior design, planning, urban design, landscape architecture, strategic planning, graphic design, and civil engineering.

Rémi Tessier is one of the world’s most highly regarded interior designers with a long list of super-yachts, planes, private residences and luxury offices to his name. He has a love of precision and a taste for rare materials; each one of his projects is bespoke and unique, tailored to its individual context and setting. He willingly defines himself as a craftsman of extreme luxury, whom thinks and rethinks elegance within places, where technicalities mingle ceremoniously with pleasure and well-being.

Nora Sabrier, independent art advisor and curator with 15 years experience focuses on masterpieces of Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, commits to support clients at every level of the market. With a solid track record and a deep understanding of the art world, Nora has recently transacted on artworks with value in excess of 1.3 billion and dealt with more than 50 major clients internationally.

Rémi Tessier is one of the world’s most highly regarded interior designers with a long list of super-yachts, planes, private residences and luxury offices to his name. He has a love of precision and a taste for rare materials; each one of his projects is bespoke and unique, tailored to its individual context and setting.

A++ is an open way of thinking that encompasses today’s architecture and design environment and their cross interdependencies, cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural influences.

Born in Mexico City, Tamara was naturally influenced by its rich architecture, history, and unique identity. Her upbringing and exposure to its ever-changing cultural landscape guided her decision to pursue interior design. Mexican architecture’s organic style is rooted in its ability to cohesively bring the outdoors indoors, which is reflected in her work. Tamara enjoys exploring the use of color to enrich the senses while maintaining a balanced approach.

Hallock Design Group was formed in the year 2000. Over the years, Wade has developed a personal style that pays very close attention to what the client desires. He is constantly aware of their needs while he simultaneously expands on their original vision. It is this talent that has some of today’s top celebrities in both the music and movie industry seeking his services.

B+G Design Inc. is an award-winning interior design firm founded in 2006 by Brett Sugerman and Giselle Loor Sugerman. Based in Miami, South Florida and with over 50 years of combined industry experience, the duo is known for their modern luxury aesthetic, innovative interiors, and expertise in ground-up architectural design.

Luxe Design Studios is a renowned and forward-leaning contemporary interior design firm, specializing in the design of modern residential, retail and cultural projects. Founder and creative director Nicholas DeJesu who is known for his clear-cut, sophisticated style, bold new ideas, and a strong point of view. He favors handsome, crisp lines, use of neutrals and color; new uses for natural materials; and the successful marriage of functionality and fine detailing. His ethos has always been to approach the design of a space as one holistic vision. Admired for his relevant and keen understanding of architecture and design, his clients are some of the most well-known names in professional sports and entertainment.

New York and Miami-based interior design firm dedicated to designing high-end residential and commercial spaces strongly infused with energy and warmth. With over 20 years of experience, the firm has earned national and international design accolades for a variety of spaces, styles, and a portfolio that spans over four continents.

Rita Chraibi discovered her passion for architecture and interior design at an early age. As the granddaughter of one of Morocco’s pioneering women in real estate development of the 1950s, she followed in her grandmother’s footsteps after graduating from Ecole Camondo School of Architecture & Design in Paris. Rita launched International Designers by Rita Chraibi in 2001, introducing her European design expertise and French “Art de Vivre” influence through modern, luxury designs to residential and hospitality projects in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.

Atelier De Yavorsky’s expertise in residential and hospitality projects allows the studio to create spaces respectful of each client’s ideas, while still paying tribute to all things nature. Materials are usually solid and raw, visual identities illustrate elegant and clear concepts. De Yavorsky style can be read in that laid back attitude inherited from St Barth, that you can’t really part from a certain elegance, in every situation.

Azerai is a new brand of hotels and resorts, offering guests simple elegance, refined design, discreet and attentive service, in places of unique beauty and cultural interest.

Gardiner & Theobald is an independent construction and property consultancy working across all sectors of the built environment. They focus on minimizing risk and creating opportunities to maximize the value of their clients’ development and property assets.

American construction contracting company based in Boston, Massachusetts with additional locations in California, Florida, New York and Texas. The company is contracted for work in the aviation, commercial, education, healthcare, gaming and government sectors. Suffolk is the largest construction contractor in Massachusetts and one of the 20 largest in the country. In 2018, Forbes reported that the company is the 148th largest private company in the U.S. That same year, Suffolk was ranked 23rd on Engineering News-Record’s "Top 400 Contractors" list.

Four generations (and counting) of construction expertise later, our methods are constantly evolving but our values are set in stone: Quality work, commitment to safety, long-standing relationships and unwavering personal commitment. It’s how we earned a Top 20 Construction company ranking and a roster of public and private clients that we are not just proud to work with, but who we consider true partners and friends.

Princeton International Properties is a Manhattan-based, privately held full-service, real estate investment company with integrated in-house property and asset management capabilities. The company was founded in 1978, and has a historical reputation for ethics as well as astutely acquiring, managing and realizing superior returns on its real estate investments. Princeton specializes in New York City office buildings, medical centers and retail properties; however, the firm invests in all types of real estate investment opportunities.

Fortune Development Sales is the premier, exclusive on-site sales and marketing representative for third-party development projects in South Florida. With decades of experience, having handled sales for nearly 80 projects and with a thorough understanding of all their buyers’ needs, their in-house sales and management teams add value to their clients by providing strategic guidance on all matters, which results in a direct, positive impact on the success of the sell-out.

A consultancy delivering discreet individual solutions covering brand strategy, content, and production for a variety of international clients, with. Focus on premium brands, architecture, design, and the built environment. Above all, we favor simplicity, clarity of message, intelligence, and sensitivity. We deliver measurable results with a passion detail and authenticity.

CORE was founded in 2005 by Jack Cayre and South African immigrant Shaun Osher. CORE consists of over 170 real estate professionals and staff with offices in Chelsea, Flatiron, Union Square, Madison Avenue and Brooklyn.

Bespoke Marketing is a fully integrated branding and marketing agency. Powered by industry-leading creative, research, and strategy; we provide turnkey access to the most coveted and capable network of ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

Douglas Elliman is an American real estate company. Douglas Elliman employs more than 7,000 agents and has 113 offices in New York City and across the country. The company also has a number of subsidiaries related to real estate services such as Douglas Elliman Development Marketing, Douglas Elliman Property Management, DE Commercial and DE Title.

Levy Public Relations & Events offers an innovative approach to public relations. Both in the national and international arena, Levy delivers a fresh and creative vision for their clients. They are committed to developing a PR campaign for their clients in order to introduce brands, strengthen their presence and raise visibility. They identify the target audience and position their clients so that they are communicating with them via print, online media and TV online media and TV broadcast.

Cultivate PR is a fully-integrated public relations and digital marketing collaborative led by Sissy DeMaria. With offices in Miami, New York, and LA, Cultivate specializes in a slate of services that go beyond traditional publicity including: consulting, branding, digital marketing, social media, media planning, and crisis management. We have a talent for elevating brands by creating compelling stories and making meaningful connections for our clients. 

Saffron Brand Consultants is an independent global consultancy specialising in brand, experience and innovation strategy and design. The company has offices in London, Madrid, Berlin, Istanbul, Mumbai, Melbourne, San Francisco and São Paulo. It was founded in 2001 by Wally Olins and Jacob Benbunan.

IMERZA is a fast-growing technology company that has rapidly expanded it’s market penetration and client base. We are setting new standards in visual and experiential communication while transforming our clients’ businesses processes and efficiency. At our core, we are problems solvers, continually exploring bleeding edge software and hardware technologies to create impactful solutions to meet industry needs.

As one of the world’s largest alternative investment managers, Apollo manages capital for hundreds of fund investors in dozens of countries, including some of the most sophisticated institutional allocators of capital. Pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, university endowments, charitable foundations, financial institutions, and family offices alike rely on Apollo to deliver differentiated long-term investment performance.

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, offering solutions to the world's most important corporations, governments and institutions in more than 100 countries. The Firm and its Foundation give approximately US$200 million annually to nonprofit organizations around the world. We also lead volunteer service activities for employees in local communities by utilizing our many resources, including those that stem from access to capital, economies of scale, global reach and expertise.

Signature Bank® (NASDAQ: SBNY) is a full-service commercial bank with offices in the five boroughs of New York City, as well as Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties in New York and Fairfield County in Connecticut. In 2018, the Bank expanded its footprint on the West Coast with the opening of its first full-service private client banking office in San Francisco. We focus on serving the financial needs of privately owned businesses, their owners and senior managers – a group of clients who often find themselves underserved by the area’s larger financial institutions.

Greenberg Traurig is an international law firm founded in Miami, Florida, United States in 1967 by Larry J. Hoffman, Mel Greenberg and Robert H. Traurig. For the past three years, it has ranked #14 in the AM Law 100 by gross revenue, and in the top 20 of the Global 200. It has 41 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and has approximately 2100 attorneys worldwide. Their largest office is in New York City.

Blank Rome is an Am Law 100 firm with 14 offices and more than 600 attorneys and principals who provide a full range of legal and advocacy services to clients operating in the United States and around the world.

Akerman is a client-driven enterprise, recognized by Financial Times as among the most forward thinking law firms in the industry. They are known for our results in middle market M&A and complex disputes, and for helping clients achieve their most important business objectives in the financial services, real estate, and other dynamic sectors.